Hayabusa2’s Mission isn’t Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998 KY26

Hayabusa2’s Mission isn’t Over. It has a New Asteroid Target to Visit: 1998 KY26
By Evan Gough

In an expected move, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission extension for their Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Hayabusa2 will be sent to rendezvous with another asteroid in a few years time. It’s target is 1998 KY26, a near-Earth object (NEO) less than a kilometer in diameter. But it’ll take a while and some …

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September 26, 2020 at 01:09AM
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